John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
3255 Isaa Watts 1674-1748 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 3255 |
| AUTHOR: | Isaac Watts (1674–1748) |
| QUOTATION: | And he that does one fault at first And lies to hide it, makes it two. 1 |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Divine Songs. Song xv. |
| Note 1. See Herbert, Quotation 8. [back] |